Lubricator.



1. P. TALBOT.

LUBRIGATOR.' v v i Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

APPLICATION FILED DB0. 21, 1912.

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VAlil' F. TALBT, OF BOSE, II)AHO,

LUBRICATOB).

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Patented Apr. es, 1914:.

Application tiled December 21, 1912. erial No. 735,087.

T fiZZ 107mm it may concern.' A l lie it known that I, lvl-xiv F.TALBOT, a citizen of the United States, residing `at Boise, Ain thecounty of Ada and State of idaho, have invented new and usefulIniprovenients in liubricators, of which the following is aspecitication.

rllhis invention relates` to lubricators for oiling or greasing-theflanges 4ot the wheels or" street cars, locomotives or the like so thatthe track rails may be lubricated at curves, switches and other pointsby inoqtornien, engineers or other operatives directly troni the car,locomotive or other vehicle with niaterial economy in the use of oil orgrease as well as a saving in the care or" track rails by obviouslyreducing the nuinber ot' track attendants.

The, invention consists 'in the preferred construction and arrangementofthe several parts lwhich will be niore fully hereinafter described andclaimed.

in the drawingszFigui-e 1 is a sectionalend elevation of a portion of acar bed and truck showing the features of the invention applied thereto.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of a portion of a ear bed'andtruck and the mechanism embodying the features of the invention, theparts being in' position to supply oil to the car wheel llauges. Fig. 3a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the parts of the invention in normalposition. F ig. Lt is a detail perspective view particularly showing oneot' the brushes and. a part of the ineans for operating the saine andalso demonstrating the manner in which the brush engages lthe flange ofthe car tion will refer to this special application, but n it will beunderstood that thesaine niechanisin niay be equally well applied toother types of cars or track engaging vehicles.

Disposed on the bed -5 of the car .in any suitable position and under aseat or 'elsewhere is an oil or grease tank G, and de ending therefromis an outlet pipe 7 suitably i'iiounted under and extending across theunder side oit' the bed and having flexible noz` ales @attached toopposite poi-tions thereofi and' depending therefrom, controlling valves,9 being disposed above the nozzles and havties of the bearing bracketsor supports 11 a shaft l5 is rotatably niounted and has upwardlyprojecting crank arins 16 fixed thereto and attached to arins 1T of thevalve steins by flexible or yielding connections 18. The shaft also hasa 'niain actuating crank :ii-ni i9 att-ached thereto, and looselyengaged in the upper end of the said `crank arn'i 19 is a connecting rod2O which extends foi`- wardly'and also is loosely attached to the lower.end of a long arin 2l of a bell crank 22 fiileriuned to a portion of thebed of the car and having the shorter arm 23 associated with the lowerend of a depressible or footactuated pin or post 24 extending upwardlythrough the bed of the car and provided with a'tread head 25 at itsupper end. The

'pin or post 21l niay be inounted in any suitable manner, but as shownit extends through a casing or 4sleeve 2G containing a spring 27engaging the said pin or post and operating to restore the latter toiiornial position when released. 'Depending' from the shaft 15 justahead of the flexible feed nozzles`8` are two brush-arms 28 eachcarrying a brush 29 at its lower end. The brushes 29 are particulai-lyformed to` engage the anges of the car wheels 13 and lare provided withV- shaped openings 30, one in each, which eX- tend through the upper andend portions of the brushes so asto provide recesses in .which theflanges of the car wheels may snugly tit and alsopockets to receive theoil or grease whichisdelivered thereto by the nozzles S. The lower sideof each brush is closed bythe brush material thereof, and when the brushengages the flange of the car wheel, as particularly shown by Figa, theopposite side, portions of the lwheel flange as well as the periphery ofthe latter are closely engaged by the brush so as to prevent the oil orgrease from 'running down over the flange from the point of applicationthereof and an econoinical and effective application of the oil or igrease to' the wheellange results. g

A guide arin 3l' is applied to each-brush and extends under the latterand outwardly l beyond the saine asuitable distance at an MQ' angle toAthe. longitudinal extent of the brush.. The guide arms 31 of theAbrushes are formed of suitable nonyielding or rigid metal and in theiryoperation they accurately direct the brushes when they move toward thewheel flanges by engaging the inner portions of the flanges in advanceof the brushes Vand insure" the accurate disposition of the brushrecesses or pockets 30 relatively to the wheel flanges under allconditions.

The shaft and brushes 29 together withthe arms 28 of' the latter and thecranks 16 and 19 shiftregularly `with the truck 12, such shiftingmovement being permitted -without injury to the operating mechanism bythe loose attachment of the connecting rod. 2O with the crank arm 19 andthe flexible connections 18 between the crank arms 16 'and the valvestem-arms 17. l/Vith this structural provision in mind the operationwill be readilyunderstood and is as follows:

' From the normal position of the brushes and operating mechanism, asshown by Fig.

3, the brushes 29 arecaused to engage the flanges of the wheels bydepressing the pin or post 24 against' the resistance of the spring 27,and this depression of the pin or post forces the arm 23y of the-bellcrank 22 downwardly and the longer arm P2,1 forwardly, thus pulling on'the connect-ing rod 20 and rocking the shaft 15 in a'forward direction,which will cause the brushes 29 to move rearwardly and engage the wheelflanges and simultanequsly the valves 9 will' be opened through asimilar forward movement ofthe crank arms 16 and a forward' v pull onthe flexible connections 18'between the latter crank arms and the arms17 of the .spring-actuated valve stems 10. As'the valves 9 are openedthe springs ofthe spring-actuated valve stems tightly coil or wind sothat the valves will be instantly closed when the pulling tension on thearms 17 is released or relaxed. When the brushes have movedrearwar'dlyas explained and the vialves 9'simultaneously opened, the oilor greaseflows down to the brushes and is s deposited in the recesses or pockets30. and

applied uniformly to the opposite sides and peripherics of the Wheelflanges and 'by said v flailiges the track rails are lubricated in aneconomical manner` Wherever desired and found .necessan to facilitatethe movement of' a car aro'un a curve or 'over other. trackorganizationswhere the application' of oil or grease may be required.When the pin or 'post 24: is released the parts instantly rcsunie theirnormal position as shown by Fig. 3 and the brushes 29 are thrownforwardly to avoid wear thereon by continual engagement with. .the wheelflanges, and, furthermore, it will-.be understood that the delivery ofthe oil or grease Within the recesses or pockets 30 oftliye brushesreduces.` the Wear'on the brushesvwhen they are in'lonf' 4 removed fromthe shaft flanges and for opening the valves,

- the brushes are 'body and, movable truck ibase/i2 tact or inengagement with the wheel flanges in view of: the fact that the brushesthemselves are lubricated and the frictionl thereon consequentlymaterially reduced. F urtherinore,' by having the brushes 'enibrace thewheel flanges as specified they will have a inor'e the wheel flanges ina practical manner in view of the fact that the'slight Wear thereon thatmay ensue 'from continued use will not detract to any appreciableextent. from a reliable engagement of the 'brushes with the wheelflanges. lVhen the brushes have in course of' time become materiallyworn they maybe replaced at a minimum expense without disorganizing theremaining mechanism as it is proposed to apply the brushes in'suchmanner that they may be readily 15 when desired.

The improved lnl'iricating mechanisiiror appliance will be foundexceptionally ad-` vantageous 'for the purpose for which it has beendevised, and to accommodate various applications it .will be understoodalso that changes in the pioportimis, dimensionsl and minor details maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

lVhat is claimed is:

. l. A lubricating appliance for car wheel flanges coinlirising alubricant feeding pipe having valves and outlet means depending adjacentto the wheel flanges, brushes independent of the outlet means andmovable toward and from the wheel flanges, the brushes'whcn ap'pliedtothe wheel flanges engaging the pcriphcries at opposite sides ofi thelatter, and mechanism carrying the brushes andiconnccted to the saidvalves for simultaneously opening` thc latter and applying the' brushesto the wheel flanges, the upper sides of the brushes when applied beingopen to receive the lubricant and fit thcv v wheel flanges.

2. The combination with a. car having a truck wi'th flanged wheels, of alubricating mechanism for the wheel flanges consisting of a feed pipefor the lubricant provided with depending nozzles and valves, brusheshaving a. rocking movement relatively to the wheel flanges andindependent of the said feed pipe, and mechanism for simultaneouslyoperating the brushes to bring the latter into engagement with theperipherics and opposite side portions of' the wheel the upper sides ofthe brushes when applied being open to receive the lubricant and fit thewheel flanges, the valves being provided with means for closing the samethe moment disengaged from the wheel flanges.

3. In acar, theA combination with a car wheels, of a feed pipel for thelubricant carried by the car body and providedwith having flanged'prolonged engagement with vlfili supply means and also with valves andnozzles depending therefrom adjacent to the anges of the wheels, arockshaft carried by the truckand having flexible coimections to the valvesand also provided with operating means controllable from the bed of thecar and in loose associationl therewith, and brushes fixed to the saidrock shaft and movable simultaneously toward the flanges of the wheelswhen the valves are opened by the rock shaft, the brushes beingindependent of the feed pipe, the valves and the brushes being instantlrestored to normal position or respective y closed and moved away fromthe-anges of the car wheels when the rock shaft isreleased, the uppersides of the brushes when applied being open to receive the lubricantand to t the Wheel flanges. l

4. In a luln'icating device for car wheel flanges, an oil feeding nozzledepending ad: jacent to each wheel flange, and swinging brushes normallydisengaged from the wheel .flanges and having longitudinal pocketspreliminarily formed therein and opening outwardly through the sidesthereof adjacent to the car wheel iianges, the said pocketscorresponding to the contour of the wheel flanges for snugly receivingthe latter, the oilbeing deposited by the nozzles in the pockets Whenthe brushes are in engagement with the wheel flanges. I

5. In a lubricating devicev for car Wheel.

flanges, a brush for each Wheel flange having a pocket extendinglongitudinally throughout the length thereof and opening outwardlythrough the side adjacent to the wheel flange and also continuingthrough the free end of the brush, the pocket being preliininarilyformed in the brush and having the portion thereof opposite the pocketfully closed by the brush material to closely engage the opposite sidesand periphery of the flange to hold the lubricant against waste byrunning downwardly over the flange below the brush, and a flexiblelubricant feeding nozzle terminating close to each car wheel flangeabove the point of application of the brush thereto.

6. In a lubricating device for car Wheel flanges, a brush-provided witha longitudinal pocket-.opening outwardly through one side thereof andalso with'meansfor moving the same into Contact with and disengaging itfrom the Wheel flange, and a guide arm secured to and projecting beyondthe brush to engage a portion of the wheel to accu rately apply thebrush to the Wheel flange.

7. In a lubricating device for car Wheel flanges, a brush provided withmeans, for moving the same into contact with and disengaging it from theWheel flange and having a pocket shaped to receive the wheel flangetherein, and' aguide arm secured to and depending under and projectingbeyond the brush to one side of the longitudinal center of the'latterfor accurately positioningy the y brush .relatively to the wheel flangeand t0 insure the entrance ofthe latter into the pocket lof the brush. Yy

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence oftvrosubscribing witnesses.

ivan r. Tanner.

lVitnesses CnAs. S. HYER, JAMES L. Noinns.

